NIS make foo

[jerry1]

I checked the file. Looks okay. I think it
is a line length limitation on the number of
characters.

Cycle detected in /etc/netgroup: .
Cycle detected in /etc/netgroup: .
updated netgroup
pushed netgroup

[Peter Nikitka · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I don't think you ran into the length limitation boundary. Check your data for loops, like the messages says. Consider this example:

ng1: (h1,,) ng2

ng2: (h2,,) ng1

This data description is not valid for netgroup entries.

mfG Peter

[jerry1]

Checked everything. No dup groups in
netgroup. What is strange is the listing
from the error message:

/etc/netgroup:.

I am using in the Makefile for the
location of netgroup as /var/yp/etc/netgroup
and what is "." listed afterwards.

[Steven Schweda]

"Cycle detected" sounds like a "make"
complaint.

A Google search for:

nis make "cycle detected"

led to this from Sun:

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-25-6479-1

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Problem Statement:

When the customer tries to make the NIS map
"netgroup," the make complains with "cycle
detected in netgroup."

Resolution:

In this particular case, there were
nonprintable characters embedded in the
netgroup file. Comment out entry sections to
determine the failing line, then delete the
appropriate line(s) and re-enter them.

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No bets, but a careful inspection may reveal
something.